(A)
Authorizing
documents. The owner or operator shall operate the facility in accordance with
applicable authorizing documents. The owner or operator shall have a copy of
applicable authorizing documents available for inspection by Ohio EPA or the
approved board of health during normal operating hours.

(B)
Authorized
materials. The owner or operator shall only accept yard waste, bulking agents,
and additives consisting only of urea and bacterial or fungal inoculum.

(C)
Prohibited material management. The owner or operator shall not accept any
prohibited material at the facility.

(h)
Wastes that may
include heat stabile toxins produced by microorganisms including but not
limited to improperly processed foods that are contaminated or likely to be
contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

(D)
Methods of composting. The owner or operator shall
manage authorized materials by utilizing one of the following methods of
composting:

(1)
Windrow composting. The windrow construction, carbon to
nitrogen ratio, moisture content, and turning frequency shall enable controlled
biological decomposition under primarily aerobic conditions to be maintained
throughout the composting process. Windrows shall be constructed parallel to
the line of slope on the site and turned at a minimum four times per year to
mix materials, distribute moisture and heat, increase porosity, and change the
location of materials in a pile or windrow to ensure consistent composting. If
a windrow is in place for at least twelve months, it shall have been turned a
minimum of four times during that that period.

(4)
Static pile
composting. The construction, carbon to nitrogen ratio, moisture content, and
turning frequency shall enable controlled biological decomposition under
primarily aerobic conditions to be maintained throughout the composting
process. Static piles shall be turned at a minimum two times per year to
reintroduce oxygen into the composting process.

(5)
Other methods.
The owner or operator may submit a written request to the director for approval
of an alternative composting method. The request shall include at a minimum a
detailed description of the alternative composting method and how the method
will enable controlled biological decomposition and comply with the operational
requirements specified in this rule.

(E)
Authorized
materials management. The owner or operator shall distribute compost product at
a minimum rate of one fourth the amount of material received the previous
calendar year.

(F)
Certified operator. The owner or operator shall ensure
that the technical operation and maintenance of the composting facility is
under the responsible charge of an operator certified by the director as having
completed the operator training required by Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code
and rules adopted thereunder.

(G)
Containers
management. The owner or operator shall properly manage any containers used to
transport authorized materials to a composting facility according to the
following:

(1)
Compostable containers shall be shredded or otherwise processed to increase the
exposed surface area for composting prior to incorporation into the composting
process.

(2)
Feedstocks, bulking agents, and additives shall be
removed from containers that do not meet the definition of compostable
containers prior to incorporation into the composting process. These containers
shall not be shredded and shall be managed as solid waste.

(H)
Operational control. The owner or operator shall operate the composting
facility in such a manner that does the following:

(1)
Controls noise,
dust, and odors so as not to cause a nuisance or a health hazard.

(2)
Controls the attraction, breeding, and emergence of insects, birds, rodents,
and other vectors so as not to cause a nuisance or a health hazard. The owner
or operator shall initiate vector control measures as deemed necessary by the
approved board of health or Ohio EPA.

(3)
Prevents the
occurrence of fire, the spread of fire, and extinguishes fire. The owner or
operator shall act immediately to prevent the spread of fire and extinguish
fire.

(1)
Employ
reasonable measures to limit access to the composting facility by non-employees
during non-operating hours or in the absence of operating personnel.

(2)
Maintain materials placement areas and access roads within the facility
boundary in such a manner to allow facility operations and access at all times
with minimum erosion and ponding of surface water.

(3)
Exclude domestic
and farm animals from the facility, except for animals utilized for security
purposes or vector control.

(J)
Equipment
availability. The owner or operator shall have operable equipment of adequate
size and quantity for the operations of the facility available at all
times.

(K)
Facility signage. When public access is allowed, the
owner or operator shall post signs with letters not less than three inches in
height at the composting facility including the receiving and distribution
areas. The owner or operator shall post signs at the entrance of the composting
facility that include the following statement:

(1)
Shred or chip
the tree stumps, trunks, limbs, or the clean untreated wood, prior to
incorporation into the composting process and remove foreign materials
including but not limited to nails and banding.

(2)
Shred, chip, or
remove tree stumps, trunks, limbs, and clean untreated wood at a minimum on an
annual basis or more often than annually if conditions causing a nuisance or
safety hazard warrant processing or removal of the tree stumps, trunks, limbs,
and clean untreated wood, or when required by Ohio EPA or the approved board of
health.

(M)
Surface water management. The owner or operator shall
do the following:

(1)
Control surface water runoff and runon, prevent
ponding and erosion, and minimize the impact to surface water and ground
water.

(2)
Manage surface water in accordance with Chapter 6111.
of the Revised Code.

(3)
Divert surface water from the materials placement
area. The land surface of the materials placement area shall be greater than or
equal to one per cent in slope and less than or equal to six per cent in slope
to direct surface water to collection points or otherwise control the surface
water drainage.

(4)
Monitor surface water runoff or ground water as
required by the director or approved board of health if a substantial threat of
surface water or ground water pollution exists.

(N)
Leachate
management. The owner or operator shall do the following:

(2)
Eliminate
ponding of leachate and the conditions that contribute to the discharge of
leachate from the composting facility.

(3)
Collect and
contain leachate within the boundary of the composting facility and prevent
leachate from discharging to waters of the state. Leachate may be collected and
contained for reintroduction into the composting process.

(4)
If applicable,
maintain any structures or mechanisms used for the collection or containment of
leachate to prevent blockage, clogging, leakage, or breakage that may impede
proper collection or containment of leachate.

(O)
The director,
health commissioner, or board of health may order that compost or compost
product be disposed in a licensed solid waste landfill if the director, health
commissioner, or board of health determined that the compost or compost product
causes or threatens to cause a nuisance or adversely affects the public health
or safety or the environment.